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Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort. 



OLD POINT COMFORT (Fortress Monroe, 
Va.) reached from Norfolk by forty minutes' 
ride on steamers of the Old Dominion Line, Bay 
Line or Cape Charles Route, is situated at the con- 
fluence of the Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads. 
It is washed on three sides by broad sheets of salt 
water. The climate is mild and soft during the 
winter and spring, and Old Point is visited in these 
seasons by thousands of tourists going to or return- 
ing from the Gulf-Coast winter resorts. 

The heat of summer is mitigated by constant sea- 
breezes ; the Hygeia Hotel, open winter and summer, 
attracts its quota of health and pleasure seekers. 
The Hotel is large and spacious and accommodates a 
thousand guests. The attractions are many. Hamp- 
ton Roads, with its historic waters, opens out in front 
of the Hotel. Ocean steamers, big ships and pleasure 
craft pass by in stately procession. Fishing, sailing, 
boating, or bathing is unsurpassed. Votaries of fash- 
ion and the dance chase the hours with flying feet to 
music of the fort band. 

One minute's walk will bring you to Fortress 
Monroe, the largest fort in the United States, and 
where the Government maintains an Artillery School 
for young offlcers and instructs them in the art of 
war ; a quarter of an hour's stroll in another direc- 
tion to the National Cemetery, the Soldiers' Home, 
and Hampton Normal School. 



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The "Princess Anne," Viro;inia Beach. 



VIRGINIA BEACH, on the Atlantic Ocean, is 
twenty miles from Norfolk and is reached in 
fifty minutes' ride by the Norfolk & Virginia Beach 
Railroad. The beach is as fine as any on the 
coast ; for miles, up and down, stretches the hard 
white sand and flashing line of breakers. The 
breadth of the open ocean in front, the mystery 
of the unbroken forest behind, and, between, the 
white margin of coast, straight as a ray of light 
and as far as the eye can reach. 

a'' magnificent hotel, with accommodations for 500 
guests, stands immediately on the beach, and has 
miles of broad piazzas and dancing paviHon attached. 
The hotel is open for the reception of guests the 
year round ; and, under the same management as 
the railroad, no effort will be spared to make it 
popular. 

The trains of the Norfolk & Virginia Beach Road 
arrive and depart from the depot of the Norfolk & 
Western Railroad, and the Beach is reached by 
this route with the greatest possible comfort and 
dispatch. 

The temperature of the water averages seventy- 
six degrees, in summer is warmer and the bathing 



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more prolonged than on the New Jersey or Long 
Island coasts. 

Malaria is unknown, and there are no mosquitoes. 

The average winter temperature is fifty-four de- 
grees. Average summer temperature seventy-eight 
degrees ; the extremes of temperature for the year 
being only about thirty-four degrees. 



Pavilion Hotel, Ocean Shore Park. 



ON VIRGINIA BEACH, and about one-half 
mile below "The Princess Anne," has been 
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have been specially designed for the accommoda- 



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tion of large excursion parties, all kinds of amuse- 
ments for the diversion of excursionists and the 
regular visitors at the Beach being provided. 



Ocean View. 



TEN MILES DISTANT from Norfolk, by the 
shore of Hampton Roads, is Ocean View, a 
favorite resort of the summer tourist. For those 
who like fishing, bathing and like amusements of 
seaside resorts, a day, a month, or a season can be 
spent here with pleasure and with profit. 

Little open -car trains run back and forth every 
hour during the season between Norfolk and Ocean 
View, and the trip from the city can be made in 
twenty minutes. The hotel, for the reception of 
permanent guests, is open after June ist. 



Farmville Lithia Springs. 



IN THE CENTRE of a healthy region is Farm- 
ville, a town of some 3,000 people, with several 
good hotels, boarding-houses, churches, etc. Near 
here are the Farmville Lithia Springs, the strongest 
Lithia Water in America, as demonstrated by scien- 
tific analysis. This Water is indicated in all disor- 



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ders dependent upon a Uric Acid Diathesis, Gout, 
Rheiunatic Gout, RJieu7natisi]i, Gravel and Stone in 
the Bladder, in Chronic Bright' s Disease, and in all 
affections of the Kidneys, Bladder and Urethra, 
requiring Alkaline treatment. In the various dis- 
eases of the Digestive Organs, including Dyspepsia, 
Liver Diseases, Jaundice, etc., it has proved highly 
efficacious. 

In Chronic Malarious Fevers of every variety it 
is confidently claimed to be a specific. In Blood 
Poisoning it will be found a potent agent. 

Distinguished medical authority also ascribes to 
it a peculiar power as a Nerve Tonic. The best 
evidence that it possesses this peculiar power is 
the remarkable relief afforded in some cases in 
which its good effects can be ascribed only to its 
action upon the Nervous System. 

An extensive business is done by the Springs Co. 
in bottling and shipping this Water, which is for 
sale by druggists throughout the country. 



Bedford Alum Springs. 



TEN MILES FROM LYNCHBURG, and four 
miles from Forest Depot (at which station 
visitors leave the cars), are the Bedford Alum 
Springs. Extensive alterations have been made in 



the past year at these Springs, which can now 
entertain 400 guests. There are the usual amuse- 
ments provided for visitors. A fine play-ground 
and plenty of shade for children. The accommo- 
dations are first-class in every respect, and the 
Springs are extensively patronized. 



Coyner's Springs. 



THESE SPRINGS are 46 miles from Lynchburg 
and four miles distant from Blue Ridge 
Springs. Are located 200 yards from Coyner's Sta- 
tion. Easy of access, and is a delightful resort 
for summer visitors. There are five sulphur springs 
besides alum and iron springs within 100 yards of 
the hotel, the medical qualities of which are favor- 
ably known. The hotel will accommodate 150 
guests, and opens for the season June i, 1889. 



Liberty. 

THE COUNTY SEAT of Bedford, 25 miles from 
Lynchburg, and 179 miles from Bristol, is a 
thriving town of 3,500 inhabitants, has two good 
hotels and a number of summer boarding-houses, 
that are filled each season with visitors from the 



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South and East. An excursion point of interest is 
the Peaks of Otter, eight miles off, and which are 
reached best from Liberty. 



Buford. 



THIRTY-SEVEN MILES from Lynchburg, under 
the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and 
in full view of the Peaks of Otter, is a pleasant 
summer home for families in search of comfort and 
quiet. The Glendower House is a new hotel, well 
kept, and with room for loo guests. 



Blue Ridge Springs. 



LOCATED ON THE SUMMIT of the Blue 
Ridge Mountains in Botetourt County, 42 
miles from Lynchburg, and 162 miles from Bristol, 
are Blue Ridge Springs, an old-time summering 
place of high repute medicinally and higher socially. 
A disastrous fire in the spring of 1888 destroyed 
the main building, which was located within 20 feet 
of the Norfolk cs: Western track. 

Near the site of the old building a magnificent 
hotel, with modern appliances, will be erected, and 



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with extensive improvements in the way of baths, 
swimming pools, etc. Blue Ridge Springs will 
open the season of 1889 with ample accommoda- 
tions for 400 guests. 

The amusements at Blue Ridge are ample : A 
string band furnishes music for those who dance, 
and horseback rides, ten-pin alleys, etc., help the 
400 and more guests to drive dull care away. Blue 
Ridge Springs appeal also to the invalid as a sani- 
tarium where many are restored to the health 
denied them elsewhere. The water of the Springs 
contains medicinal qualities of a high order, and 
are especially recommended for diseases of the 
digestive organs. 

An experienced physician is resident throughout 
the season at the Springs, and no invalid need hesi- 
tate to make the place his summer home for fear 
of lack of medical attention of the highest order. 
The hotel opens June ist for the season of 1889. 



Roanoke, Va. 



THE VISITOR to Virginia, no matter where his 
ultimate destination may be, should spend one 
day at least in Roanoke, if for no other reason than 
to see how a city of 15,000 inhabitants has been 
built up in seven years. Here are located the gen- 




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eral offices, machine works, shops, etc., of the Nor- 
folk & Western Raih'oad. The Shenandoah Valley 
Railroad runs north from this point. All is activity 
and indicative of the energy that has done so much 
to push the town ahead. 

Situated in the beautiful Roanoke Valley, and 
surrounded by mountains, the location is healthy 
and the climate delightful. On the highest site in 
the city, and within 200 yards of the depot, the 
Railroad Company have built the " Hotel Roanoke," 
than which there is no better in the State. The 
transient customer of a day, families en route to 
some of the Springs, who have stopped off for a 
rest, and spent the balance of the summer here, all 
testify to the excellence of the management. The 
hotel has room for 150 guests, and is open the 
year round. 



Lake Springs 

IS SITUATED at the extreme boundary of the 
flourishing town of Salem, Va. Upon the hotel 
premises are good freestone, limestone and chaly- 
beate springs. The hotel accommodates 150 guests, 
and is convenient to telegraph, post and railroad 
offices. Billiard and bowling alleys, with good livery 
service, furnish amusement for the guests. 

The design of improvements here has been to 
adapt them to the convenience and pleasure of 



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individuals and families who may desire to sojourn, 
during the summer and fall months, in this beauti- 
ful and healthful region. With this object in view, 
the hotel accommodations will be in all respects 
unexceptional, combining all the comforts and ad- 




LAKE SPRINGS. 

vantages usually found in the mountains of Virginia. 
The situation itself, overlooking as it does the 
beautiful valley of Roanoke, in full view of the 
Norfolk & Western Railroad for miles, and sur- 
rounded by the Blue Ridge and Alleghany moun- 
tains, possesses a scenery unrivalled in beauty and 
grandeur among the mountains of the Old Dominion. 
The large and commodious grounds, comprising 
ten acres, well shaded by native forest trees, and 
being tastefully improved with special reference to 
the private amusement of ladies and children. 
These commodious grounds, with two handsome 
lakes of living water, supplied with boats for aquatic 
amusement, with convenient fishing and hunting 



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facilities, ample walks and drives, croquet and base- 
ball grounds, together with the picturesque charms 
of the surroundings, all combine to afford the 
guests of Lake Spring all rational recreation, amuse- 
ment and pleasure. 

The hotel opens for the reception of guests after 
May 15th. 



Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs. 



TEN MILES FROM SALEM, VA., under the 
shadows of some of the outlying ranges of the 
Alleghany Mountains, surrounded by a beautiful 




ROANOKE RED SULPHUR SPRINGS. 



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growth of native trees, with spacious grounds, and 
at an elevation of 2,200 feet, are the Roanoke Red 
Sulphur Springs, noted for the cure of consumption 
and all pulmonary complaints. The pure, fresh air 
from mountain heights and the high and dry loca- 
tion are duly appreciated by those seeking rest and 
relief from the wearing activities of business cares. 
All the comforts and attractions of a first-class 
watering-place are here. Recent additions and im- 
provements have made room for 300 guests. 

For families, the place offers many advantages ; 
the cottages have connecting rooms with fire-places 
and are thoroughly ventilated. A comfortable stage 
makes daily trips from Salem depot to the Springs 
in about two hours. Billiards and bowling alleys, 
a fine livery, band of music, and ball-room furnish 
amusements for the guests. The Springs open 
June I, 1889. 



Alleghany Springs. 



LOCATED ON THE HEADWATERS of the 
Roanoke River, in the County of Montgomery, 
on the Eastern slope of the Alleghany Mountains, 
the most elevated region between the Atlantic 
Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, are the Alleghany 
Springs, three and one-half miles distant from 



Shawsville depot. The water of these Springs fur- 
nishes some remarkable cures of dyspepsia, chronic 
diseases of the liver and kidneys, malarial poison, etc. 

The hotel and principal range of cottages occupy 
smooth and undulating hills, gently sloping to a 
broad grass-covered lawn of forty acres, extending 
to the banks of the river. The first panoramic 
view of the establishment is reviving and refreshing 
to the dust-covered traveler from the seaboard, and 
still more so to the feeble invalid escaping from 
the hot sun of the South The buildings are large 
and commodious, with plenty of room for 600 
guests. Pure spring water is conveyed from the 
mountain in pipes to the hotel and cottages and is 
used in every department of the hotel. Fine drives 
and beautiful walks extend in every direction, and 
the scenery is unsurpassed. 

The season opens June i, 1889. 



Virginia Arsenic, Bromine and Lithia 
Springs, 

IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Virginia, about 
seven miles south of Shawsville, has recently 
been purchased by a stock company, and the won- 
derful water, heretofore known only to the immedi- 
ate vicinity, will be shipped to all parts of the 



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country. Many of the inhabitants thereabouts and 
for a considerable distance, freely attest its virtues, 
having themselves been cured of scrofulous diseases, 
old sores, skin eruptions, and all the class of dis- 
eases requiring an alterative treatment. The arsen- 
ate of soda contained in this water is now consid- 
ered the most reliable remedy for the treatment of 
the hitherto considered incurable affliction called 
diabetes. It is also a thermal spring, as its local 
name indicates, and the temperature on March 9th, 
a cold day, was seventy degrees. It is said that 
its temperature and quantity does not vary, but 
remains the same during the whole year. 

For external application it has a wide local repu- 
tation, and for chronic affections it is used both 
externally and internally. 



The Montgomery White Sulphur Springs. 



Two THOUSAND FEET above tide level, in 
the summit of the Alleghanies, lie the famous 
Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, where the 
belles of forty years ago made annual pilgrimages, 
in private carriage and by public stage, in the days 
when railroads and Pullman Buffets were unknown 
quantities. 



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For the season of 1889 many improvements have 
been made, new furniture added, and with present 
accommodations for 500 guests, no pains will be 
spared to restore '' The White " to its old-time favor. 
The Springs are beautifully located between tall 
mountains and are within easy reach of the railroad 
at Big Tunnel Station, one and a half miles distant, 
from which station the trip to Springs is made over 
a narrow-gauge road, which is run to connect with 
all trains on the Norfolk & Western Railroad. 

The waters of these Springs have long been 
known for their hygienic properties, and in order 
that all benefit may be derived from the water, 
arrangements have been made for hot and cold 
baths of water from the Springs. The usual amuse- 
ments are provided for the entertainment of guests. 
A well-kept livery provides means for delightful 
rides and drives to places of interest in the vicinity. 
The Springs open June ist for the season of 1889. 



Yellow Sulphur Springs. 



THREE AND ONE-HALF MILES from Chris- 
tiansburg, in Montgomery County, are the Yel- 
low Sulphur Springs, one of the most attractive 
resorts in the mountains of Virginia. Li the last 
two years $15,000 have been spent by the present 



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proprietors in improvements. Elegant bath houses, 
with all the conveniences for hot and cold mineral 
baths, bowling alleys and billiard rooms have been 
added, and with additional cottages room has been 
made for 300 guests. The lawn and pleasure 
grounds are shaded by magnificent trees and afford 
a rare playground for children. 

Since last season a lake and fish pond have been 
built, which add no little to the attractions of the 
place. The water from the Springs is cool and 
palatable, and has proved beneficial in cases which 
have baffled ordinary treatment. They are espec- 
ially recommended in diseases of the skin, and in 
all bilious complaints. The furniture and properties 
of these Springs are absolutely new, and the table 
is supplied with the best that the markets afford. 
The Springs open June i, 1889. 



New River White Sulphur Springs. 



ATRIP OF SIXTEEN MILES over the New 
River Branch of the Norfolk & Western Rail- 
road brings one to Eggleston Station, where pas- 
sengers leave the train and are ferried over to the 
White Sulphur Springs, on the opposite branch of 
picturesque New River, which winds along just in 
front of the hotel. These Springs have long been 
called " Eggleston," after the owner of the estate. 



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At Eggleston, one finds a long rambling old house 
with a broad lawn and grand trees in front, an 
orchard, garden and sunny hillside behind, standing 
on the river bluff where it commands a view of the 
bend and both shores. Old in tradition, as in arch- 
itecture, fashion is here left behind, and health, fun, 
and comfort reign. For him who enjoys the water 
— and who does not? — there is the broad, deep, 
and placid river, where he may pole a punt, or 
paddle a canoe, or anchor and fish, or find a shaded 
nook and swim in the cleanest of floods. For the 
lover of scenery, there is the broken front of the 
mountain carved by Nature's deft chisels into a 
thousand buttresses, arches, and pinnacles, half 
veiled in clinging verdure and the nestling place of 
playful sunbeams and coy shadows. For the enthu- 
siast in natural history or art, there is no more 
fruitful spot. For the invalid, there is peace and 
beauty more healing than the most beneficent waters. 

The hotel has accommodations for seventy-five 
guests, and opens June i, 1889. 



Mountain Lake. 



A JOURNEY OF EIGHT MILES by stage from 
Pembroke Station on New River Division of 
the Norfolk & Western Railroad, brings one to a 
curious freak of Nature — a lake on top of the 




MOUNTAIN LAKE. 



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mountains, at an elevation of 4,500 feet above sea 
level. This body of water, known indifferently as 
Mountain Lake or Salt Pond, was long ago a favor- 
ite resort for excursion parties from other Springs 
in the State. The lake itself is about a mile long, 
and at one end, immediately on the bank, stands 
the hotel and surrounding cottages. 

From Bald Knob Summit, the highest point on 
the mountain, a magnificent view of the surround- 
ing country can be had. The eye sweeps in a 
circle, which takes in the boundaries of five States. 
In every direction, as far as sight goes — from the 
azure crest of Kentucky's Cumberland on the west 
to the ragged horizon behind the twin peaks of 
Otter on the east, and from the magnificent moun- 
tains of North Carolina, where the Kanawa takes 
its rise, to the faint West Virginia sky-line where it 
fights its troublous way toward the Ohio — all is 
mountain and valley. 

High up in these mountains, when the balance 
of the world is sweltering under the heat of sum- 
mer suns, guests at Mountain Lake enjoy cool 
breezes, and at night in July and August blankets 
are a necessity. The visitor at Mountain Lake can 
also congratulate himself that at last he has found 
a place where flies and mosquitoes are not. The 
hotel, which can accommodate 80 guests, opens 
June I, 1889. 



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The Monroe Red Sulphur Springs. 



IN THE COUNTY OF MONROE, West Vir- 
1 ginia, are located the Red Sulphur Springs, a 
mineral water unequalled for catarrh and all dis- 
eases of the lungs and throat, and declared by 
eminent physicians to be the only cure in the United 
States for consumption. This water has a wonder- 
ful power over the arterial circulation, and the 
nervous system, reduces the force and frequency 
of the pulse, and produces healthful sleep. Its 
effects have been peculiarly remarkable in cases 
of inebriety and the opium habit. 

The hotel is situated in a narrow valley shut in 
by lofty mountains. It will accommodate 400 guests, 
is excellently furnished and provided with all con- 
veniences. A resident physician is in attendance 
and every attention is paid to the invalid. The 
usual amusements are provided for the guests. 

These Springs are reached by a stage ride of 
eleven miles from Lurich Station, on the New River 
Division of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. - The 
mountain road, over which the trip is made, winds 
through picturesque scenery and forests of pine and 
maple, is kept in good condition, and the stages 
are built expressly for the easy transportation of 
invalids. These Springs are kept open the year 
round. 




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Bluefield Inn, Bluefield, W. Va. 



AT ONE OF THE MOST attractive points on 
the New River Branch (and the junction 
point of the CUnch Valley Extension), 2,557 feet 
above the sea, a new hotel has been built — ''Blue- 
field Inn," — which was opened March i, 1889. 

Located at Bluefield are the company shops, round 
houses, etc., and the visitor interested in mining 
and mineral industries will have a better opportu- 
nity at this point than elsewhere to form an idea 
of the developments that have been made in the 
last few years in this section, and the rapid growth 
that has followed the opening of the railroad 
through what, five years since, was an unbroken 
wilderness. 

Hundreds of cars, containing the daily output of 
the coal and coke regions, pass this point, and all 
around is evidence of growth and prosperity. 

The " Bluefield Inn " is under the same manage- 
ment as the Hotel Roanoke and the Maple Shade 
Inn at Pulaski, a sufficient guarantee of the service 
that the visitor may expect. 

Bluefield Inn is open the year around, and will 
accommodate 75 guests. 



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Maple Shade Inn, Pukiski City, Va. 



ESPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE to the tourist as 
the future manufacturing city of Southwest 
Virginia is Pulaski City, located 92 miles from 
Bristol and 112 miles from Lynchburg, the junction 
point of the Cripple Creek Branch with the main 
line of the Norfolk & Western Railroad. 




Located here are many manufacturing plants, and 
all the surroundings indicate the progressive spirit 
of the people. At Pulaski City the railroad com- 
pany have built one of the finest hotels in the State, 



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after the same general style as the Hotel Roanoke, 
and under the management of the company the 
guest of a day or a month at the Maple Shade Inn 
is assured of pleasant treatment and the best ser- 
vice. The hotel is finely situated about 300 yards 
from the depot, has beautiful grounds handsomely 
laid out ; will accommodate 75 guests, and is open 
all the year. 

The Cripple Creek Branch of the Norfolk &: 
Western Railroad is now open to Ivanhoe, thirty 
miles from Pulaski. Two trains a day each way 
offer excellent opportunity for short excursions, 
fishing parties, etc. The road follovv^s the New 
River through one of the wildest and most pictur- 
esque sections of the country. 



Wytheville 

Is A BEAUTIFUL TOWN, 71 miles from Bristol 
and 133 miles from Lynchburg, 2,300 feet above 
sea level, and enjoys an atmosphere unsurpassed 
for purity. Wytheville is noted for its good hotels, 
of which there are several, without any pretension 
to style, but at which every home comfort and good 
meals can be had. 

Wytheville possesses a winter temperature several 
degrees warmer than the noted health resorts of 
Europe, and many degrees warmer than that of 



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Davos, in the Alps, where many patients are sent 
yearly by their physicians. In the summer the mer- 
cury rarely ever rises above 90 degrees, while in the 
winter it rarely ever falls below zero. 

The healthfulness of Wytheville is well known all 
over the country. The altitude, dryness, and purity 
of air give rest, freshness and buoyancy to the con- 
stitution and add elasticity and strength to the mind 
and body. 

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF WYTHEVILLE. 

An observation for 19 consecutive years shows the 
following average monthly temperature for Wythe- 
ville : 

January, 25 

February, 37 

March, 43 

April, 52 

May, 61 

June, 68 

July, 73 

August, 71 

September, 63 

October, 54 

November, 42 

December, 35 

The rainfall in summer, though frequent enough 
to refresh the atmosphere and keep the ground 
moist, consists principally of mountain showers, 
which, owing to the natural drainage of the coun- 



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try, occasion little inconvenience, as the surplus 
water quickly runs off and leaves the grass and 
herbage green and luxuriant. 

The following statistics will show the average 
rainfall : 



pring. 


Summer. 


Autumn. 


Winter. 


Year. 


I0.6 


II. 9 


9-5 


9.8 


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Below will be found statistics, carefully compiled, 
showing the comparative temperature of Wytheville 
with a number of the famous health resorts of 
Europe : 





Spring. 


Summer. 


Autumn. 


W'inter. 


Year. 


Geneva, 


. 52.2 


70.3 


54-2 


34.0 


52.07 


Turin, . . 


• 53-7 


71 5 


53.8 


33 5 


53 I 


Vienna, 


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71.8 


54.6 


38.7 


55-3 


Milan, . . 


• 54 9 


72.8 


55-9 


361 


54-9 


Wytheville, 


. 52.0 


70.6 


53-0 


32.3 


53-0 



There are many boarding-houses in the town for 
summer visitors and several excellent livery stables. 
The scenery is picturesque ; the roads for riding and 
driving are kept in excellent condition. There are 
churches of all denominations, well-paved streets, 
and the town is well watered from fine alum, sul- 
phur, and chalybeate springs, the water cf which is 
piped through the town. 

A few miles northeast of Wytheville is located 
the celebrated spring of what is known as " Cove 
Lithia Water," and although its wonderful curative 
powers have been known for many years to those 



37 

living in the immediate vicinity it has only recently 
been brought to the attention of the outside world. 
The water is highly recommended by leading phy- 
sicians for diseases of the stomach, kidneys and 
bladder. 

Eighteen miles from Wytheville, and easily reached 
by the turnpike road, are the Sharon Alum and the 
Chalybeate Springs in Bland County. The springs 
are 2,800 feet above sea level — 500 feet higher 
than Wytheville. There are accommodations at the 
Springs for 100 guests. 



Thompson's Bromine Arsenic Springs, 
Ashe Co., N. C. 



THESE SPRINGS were discovered accidentally 
in July, 1885, and in that time have attained 
a world-wide celebrity. They are located thirty- 
seven miles from Seven Mile Ford Station (the 
nearest railroad station), and are reached from that 
point by stage. The accommodations at the Springs 
are, as yet, limited, there being room for only 100 
guests. 

Many invalids, who are anxious to try this water, 
and are unable to make the trip across the moun- 



38 

tains, stop at Glade Springs and get the water, 
brought to that point in half-gallon bottles. The 
demand by drug stores and dealers in mineral 
waters throughout the country, and by individuals, 
in greater than the supply. It is a blood purifier, 
and needs only a trial to convince the most skeptical. 

The water has performed many cures, and some 
of them are remarkable. Thousands of testimoni- 
als and letters from sufferers who have derived ben- 
efit from its use have been received by the propri- 
etors. Some of the most wonderful cures have 
been effected in persons in the immediate vicinity, 
who readily testify to its wonderful efficacy. 

These Springs are open the year round. 



Glade Springs. 



TWENTY-EIGHT MILES from Bristol is the 
little village of Glade Springs, where the trav- 
eler makes his first stop, w^hether he wants to or 
not, as Thompson's Hotel, at this point, is the 
breakfast house for trains from the South. Many 
passengers make a longer stop at the pleasant old- 
fashioned house, as it is a good place to stay, and 
there are several places of interest in the vicinity. 



39 



Washington Springs, 

Is ONLY TWO MILES from Glade Springs, and 
every season numbers among its hundred guests 
many from the South and Southwest. 



Seven Springs, 



w 



HERE the " Seven Springs iron and alum 
mass " is made, is only two miles distant. 



Saltville, 

IN THE CENTRE of a natural basin, which is 
one of the loveliest spots in Virginia, is ten 
miles from Glade Springs, and is reached by the 
Saltville Branch. Here are the celebrated salt 
works, upon which the Confederates depended 
almost entirely for their supply during the War. 
Here, also, is one of the finest stock farms and 
herd of fancy cattle and thoroughbred animals in 
America. A day could not be spent more profita- 
bly than in inspecting the objects of interest at 
Saltville, and the traveler can assure himself before- 
hand that at the Palmer Inn he will be well cared 
for. 



41 

Emory. 

TWENTY MILES FROM BRISTOL, and in a 
location admirably chosen, is Emory and 
Henry College, an institution of learning that ranks 
with the best in Virginia. 

The old-time brick buildings, the College Cam- 
pus, with big shade trees seen from the car win- 
dows, make a pleasing picture. 

There is one of the finest springs in the State 
on the college grounds, and several private families 
in the vicinity offer excellent accommodation to 
summer boarders at reasonable rates. 



Bristol. 

ON THE BORDER LINE of Tennessee and 
Virginia (the main street of the town separ- 
ating the two States) is Bristol, the western termi- 
nus of the Norfolk & Western Railroad, and where 
connection is made with the East Tennessee, Vir- 
ginia & Georgia system of railways. 

Bristol is a thriving city of 7,000 inhabitants, and 
within the past twelve months much has been done 
to improve the general appearance of the town. 



42 

Electric lights have been put up, streets graded 
and paved, street-car lines established, etc. 

Hotel Fairmount, a magnificent new building, for 
the accommodation of summer and winter travel, 
has recently been finished at a cost of $70,000. 

This hotel will open May ist, under able man- 
agement. 

There are several other hotels and boarding- 
houses in the city, at which comfortable quarters 
can be obtained, and at reasonable prices. 




NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILROAD. 



Table of Elevations and Distances. 



STATION. 



r Norfolk 

I Tucker 

Suffolk 

I Windsor 

c Zuni 

.2 Ivor 

.« Wakefield . . . . 

~ Waverly 

" Disputanta 

c Petersburg 

a3 City Point 

■« Sutherland 

^2 Church Road . 

I Ford 

Wilson 

I WellviUe 

I Blackstone 

I Nottoway 

( Crewe 

I Burkeville 

Rice 

Farmville 

I Prospect 

Pamplin 

L Evergreen 

g Appomattox . . 
"^ Spout Spring . 

■> Concord 

Q Lynchburg 

tuD^alsey 

^yay 

.o Horest 

-^ Beilevue 

c Goode 

_^ Lowry 

I Liberty 

Thaxton 

! Huford 

I Blue Kidge 

I Coyner 

Bonsack 

'^ Vinton 

f Roanoke 

> Salem 

Q Deyerle 

-o Big Spring 

Q Shawsville 

ig Big Tunnel 

« Christiansburg. 

f Vicker '' 

l- Radford 

f New River . 

I Dublin ■■■ 

Pulaski 

L Clark ; 

-- Max Meadows.. 

'-' Kent 

E Wytheville ■■"■ 

^ Grubb ; 

S Crockett 

^ Kural Retreat. 

I Atkin 

Marion 

I Sev'n Mile Ford 
L Chilhowie.. . . . 



COUNTY. 



Nansemond... 
Isle of Wight. 

Southampton . 
Sussex 



Prince George 

Dinwiddie 

Prince George 
Dinwiddle 



Nottoway 



Prince Edward 



Appomatto.\ 



Campbell . 



DISTANCE. 



846 



Botetourt 
Roanoke . 



Montgomery, 



Pulaski. 



212 



133 
123 

58:110 
47! 99 170 
40' 92 163 
36' 88! 159 
--' 811152 



Wythe. 



215 
219 
220 
779 223 
947 229 
950 234 
1004 ! 24 
12381246 
I 000 j 250 
982 1 251 
910; 255 
907 257 
1006 264 
1073 269 
1250I277 
1473 1 281 
1756 285 
2007 290 
1791 1 295 
17731301 
1768 302 
2058 309 
1904 316 293 
2281 1 323 1 300 
20151329:306 
2036 j 332 309 
2230337314 
2248342319 
2327 1 344 1321 
25oo!3=;o,327 
22791358335 
2124:364 341 
976:371 348 
1938 '374 351 



94 
15» 100 
1631105 
168:110 
181 123 
185,127 
131 

196 
197 
200 
206 
211 
218 



134 

138 
139 
142 
148 
153, 
160 108 
165' 113 
[69'ii7 
170 118 
74 

124 

131 



257:302 
2471292 
234 279 
223 268 
261 



3431282 
336 275 



332 
32t; 
317 

309 
95 296 
305 206 



. 36 
96 144 
200 148 

204 1 m2 
209 j 157 
214 1 162 
220:1681 97 
221 1169 1 98 
226 1761 105 
23s 183:112 
242J190.119 
2481 196; 125 ,_ 
251 199112SI 75 
256 1 204 1 133 1 80 
261 1 209; 138 [ 85 
263!2nii4o 87 
269I217 146 93: 
277 j 225, 154 lOll 
j 231 j 160 107 
290 [238 1 167 114 
29312411170 117J 



271 

1% 

248 

235 267 
245 277 
2241256 

2201252 

215 1 247 
240 



3071363 
303 366 

340 



204 236 1 296 
198 230 
192 224 
187I219 
183I215 
751207 



168 108 

164 104 

162! 101 133 

158} 97 

157 96 

iS4l 93 

148 87 

143 82 

136, 75 

131 1 70 

127: 661 q8 
26 651 97 
61 i 93 
591 91 
52 i 84 
47 



113 



290 
284 
279 

267 
259 
247 
239 
233 
227 
222 
217 
204 
200 
196 
193 
189 
188 
185 
179 

167 
162 
158 
157 
153 
151 
144 
139 
131 
127 



NORFOLK & WESTERN RA]LRO/tD. 



Table of Elevations and Distances. 



COUXTY. 



DISTANCE. 



r Glade Spring 

.> Saltville 

O Emory 

c Meadow Viei 
*^ Abingdon 

Montgomery , 
^ Wallace 

l- Bristol Goodson 
r Schooler 

1 Belspring 

Berton 

] Eggleston's Sp. 

^ Pembroke 

_o Walker's Creek 
.« Ripplemead . . . 

.> Curve 

Q Pearisburg 

"o Shumate 

^o Narrows 

-o Lurich 

« Glen Lyn 

I Wills 

I Oakvale 

( Ingleside 

I Ada 

Bluefield 

St. Clair 

Bailey 

Tip Top . . . 
Fair Oaks. . 

g Tazewell 

-n; Graham 

~ Mullin 

Q Falls Mills.. 
j3_Bluestone Jc 
o Pocahontas. , 

*" Coopers 

■J5 Bramwell 

C Simmons .... 

Booth 

Duhring 

Turkey Gap.. 

_ Elkhorn 

r Draper 

'- Allisonia 



Washington. 



3 ^ 

.Oj o 



Pulaski, Va.. . 
Giles, Va.. '.'.'. 



Mercer. W. \' 



~ Barren Springs. 
" Foster Falls.. . 

-^ Austinville 

03 Reed Island . . . 
^ Ivanhoe 



Tazewell, Va. 



|2074;38o'357 290 247 
j 1739 388 36s 307 25s 
2094 383 361 ; 303 251 
2138387364(306 254 
12057 393 370 312 260 
1 1990 399 376 318 266 
{1880 403 380 322^270 
11676408385:327 275 
i9io,305!28ii224!i72 
i769i3o8:285!227ii7=; 
I05S'3I4 291I233I181 
ii644'3i7, 294:236: 184 
,16181321 298 240,188 
1607 323:300 242,190 
J1603 324 301 243 191 
11592, 327i.304, 246:194 
1557 331 308 250! 198 
1553:3331310 252^200 
1547 334 131 1 253 201 
1526 339I316 258 206 
1520 3m3i8 260J20S 
i635|343|320 262:210 
1705: 348 1 325 1 267 1 21 5 
1945:353:330:272,220 
222i;l359l336!278i226 
2557 j 364 1 341 1 283 '231 



Mercer, W. Va 



2437 
2605 
2758 
2467 
2373 
2387 
2332 
2323 
2318 
2320 



M'Dowell.W.V 

Pulaski, Va.... 
Wythe, Va 



3701347 2891237 
3741357293:241 
377,. 354 1 296 1 244 
383,3601302,250 
386 [363 '305 1253 
367 1 344 1 286 234 
370 13471289 1 237 
371:348:290:238 
375:352 1 294 1 242 
--.— 376,353:2951243 
2266,377354 296 244 
2247:377:3541296:244 
2242 378 355 '297 245 
23301380 357 299 247 
2333:383 360 1 302 250 
1990 382 35913011249 
1883 ,384; 361 1 303, 251 
2040! 322 299 241 189 
1886 '329 '306 248 196 
1908:334 3ii'253 201 
1960:340 317I259 207 
1962J345 3221264 212 
18881332 309J2=;iii99 
19651348 325 267 215 



176 123 
184 13 
180 127 
183 
189 136 
195 142 
199 146 
204 151 
loi 48 
104 51 
no 57 
113 60 
II7I 64 
1 19 1 66 
120: 67 
I23i 70 
127I 74 
129 76 
130I 77 
135! 82 
'37! 84 
139 86 
144I 91 
149' 96 
155 102 
1 60 1 107 

i66;ii3 
I70JII7 
173 120 
179 126 
183 129 

163 no 

166 113I 
16711141 
171118 
172,119 
173 120 



82 156 
85 159 
91 165 
97 171 
loi 175 
106 180 



12 62 

15: 59 

19I 55 

21: ■;3 

22, 52 

25 49 

29: 45 

31^ 43 

32 42 

37 37 

39 35 
41 
46 
51 

^? 

681 18 



1761 



72: 22 
75 25 

84 34 



178 


I2S 


180 


127 


118 


65 


125 


72 


130 
136 


?? 


141 


88 


128 


75 


144 


91 



80 8 
82 10 
20' 94 
27,101 

32 : 106 
38I112 
431119 
30:106 
46:120! 121 



64' 96' 28 
72 104 36 

68 99; 24 

71 102 21 

77, 109 j 15 

83115: 9 

87 119I 5 

92124: o 
17' 51 109 

20 ';4'II2 

26 60 Ilg 

29 64 121 

33 1 67 125 

35 69 127 

36 70 128 
39 74 131 
43' 77 135 
45 79 137 
46 1 80 138 

51 1 85:143 
53, 87 145 
55' 88 147 
60 94152 
65' 99' 157 
71:105 163 
76 iio,i68 
84 116I176 
88, 120 1 180 
91 123 183 
97 129 189 



13 

19 

23 

26 

32; 

35 100 132 192 

10 79 113 171 
7 82 116 174 
6 83 117,175 

2\ 87 121 179 

4 88122^180 

2 91 123' 183 
o 89 123 181 
1 1 90: 124' 182 

3 92 126 184 
6, 97 129 189 

96 128 1 188 
98 130,190 
6 26 98 
13 19 105 
18: 14I110 
24: 8J116 

29, 3jI2I 

161 20 108 

32:...ll24 



CONNECTIONS— RAIL AND STEAMSHIP. 

NORFOLK— Old Dominion S. S. Co., N. Y., P. & N. R. R. Bay Line, Merchants 
& Miners S. S. Line, Virginia Beach R. R., Norfolk Southern R. R. 

56^FFOZ,A— Seaboard & Roanoke R. R. 

IVA VERLY-Atlantic & Danville R. R. 

PETERSBURG— M\&nuc Coast Line ( R. & P. and P. R. Rds.), City Point Branch 
N & W. R. R. 

BURKE VI LLE-KichmonA & Danville R. R 

LYNCHBURG— \\rg\ma. Midland R. R. and Richmond & Alleghanv R. R. 

^O^A^OA'iE:— Shenandoah Valley R. R. 

RADFORD-^ew River Branch N. & W. R. R. 

BLUEF/ELD-CUnch Valley E.xtension N. & W. R. R. 

BLUESTONE yC— Bluestone Extension {X. & W. R. R.), Mill Creek, Simmons 
Creek, and Flipping Creek Branches. 

/'i/L^SA'/- Cripple Creek Extension N. & W. R. R. 

BRISTOL— EAst Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia R'y, South Atlantic & Ohio R. R. 



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